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LOT 3136

Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-241. ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Tullius Menophilus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.

ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Serapis, wearing kalathos, facing one another / YΠ MHNOΦIΛOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩ-N, Sarapis standing facing, head to left, raising right hand and holding sceptre; E (mark of value) in left field. RPC VII.2, 1401; AMNG 1126. Very Fine.(12.42gr, 27mm, 1h.).

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

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LOT 3136

Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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